Comcast recently managed to delay Verizon's deployment of FiOS in their home town of Philadelphia by complaining to the Philly city council about issues the cable giant likely cares nothing about -- namely that Verizon's entry into the city market wouldn't lower cable TV prices, and that the telco would cherry pick the most profitable customers. In the end however, Comcast only wound up delaying approval a couple of months -- the city this week unanimously approving a Philly FioS franchise. Verizon says some people in Philly will get FiOS this year, but full citywide deployment will take seven years.